JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa plans to cut more than 600 workers, Business Day reported, citing the Food and Allied Workers Union spokesperson Dominique Martin.
The bottler for Coca-Cola sent the union notices of possible retrenchment on September 2, but the union is opposed to the proposed layoffs, the newspaper reported.
Consultations with the union are underway and no final decision has been made, it added.
“In response to evolving industry dynamics, Coca-Cola Beverages SA intends to make adjustments to its organisation that, if implemented, may result in some roles being impacted and may unfortunately result in job losses,” CCBSA was quoted as saying by Business Day.
CCBSA is part of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, which is the eighth-largest Coca-Cola bottling partner in the world by revenue.
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The proposed cuts are another blow to South Africa, after other companies including Ford Motor South Africa, Glencore, ArcelorMittal South Africa and Goodyear South Africa also recently announced planned job cuts.
(Reporting by Nqobile Dludla; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
